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Nesting ecology and cuticular microbial loads in dampwood (Zootermopsis angusticollis) and drywood termites (Incisitermes minor, I. schwarzi, Cryptotermes cavifrons)

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Author	Rosengaus, Rebeca B. Moustakas, Jacqueline E. Calleri, Daniel V. Traniello, James F. A.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Termites form one-piece nests in wood that can vary in their moisture content and degree of decomposition, and thus microbial richness. To estimate the microbial load of nests and the potential risk they pose for colony members, we quantified the number of microbes in the nest and on the cuticle of the dampwood termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis, and three drywood termites, Incisitermes minor, I. schwarzi, and Cryptotermes cavifrons. The number of colony forming units (CFUs) cultured from nest material samples and washes of the cuticle of larvae and nymphs were determined. CFUs recorded from nest material was low (fewer than 60 CFUs/g) in the drywood termites and comparatively high in the dampwood species, as more than 800 bacterial and fungal CFUs/g were cultured from the nest material of Z. angusticollis. Similarly, cuticular microbial loads were negligible in the drywood termites sampled, ranging from 0.5 to fewer than 16 CFUs/cm2, whereas approximately 200 CFUs/cm2 were cultured from Z. angusticollis. The nesting and feeding habits of these basal species likely influence colony microbial load and the degree of pathogen exposure, which in turn could favor adaptations to resist disease that vary with termite nesting biology.
Starting Page	31
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15362442
e-ISSN	15362442
Journal	Journal of Insect Science
Volume Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	University of Arizona Library
Publisher Date	2003-09-15
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	University of Arizona Library
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Insect Science

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